Roy Cooper: Our ineffective counsel
McClatchy has been writing gleefully about Attorney General Roy Cooper’s criticisms of the GOP-dominated legislature and Governor Pat McCrory. Apparently, ol’ Roy is miffed that Gov. Pat
Continue readingTag: North Carolina
Thanks for volunteering. HERE’S YOUR BILL.
I’m hearing from quite a few NCGOP activists about some interesting mail they’ve received from NCGOP HQ in Raleigh: a bill seeking payment of “dues.” One activist, whose sole involvement
Continue readingBOHICA: ObamaCare to hit North Carolina the hardest
We’re less than a week away from the launch of ObamaCare. Nancy Pelosi said that we needed to pass the bill, in order to find out what’s in it. As
Continue reading#SenateMustAct: All eyes NOW on Hagan, Burr & their friends
Well, House Republicans got dragged kicking and screaming into doing the right thing on ObamaCare. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn to step up. Kay Hagan — affectionately know in many
Continue reading#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove
It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment. He’s already signed on with campaign consultant
Continue readingRaleigh radio’s Roche setting his sights on Renee Ellmers?
It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by
Continue readingMealy-Mouth 101: Class Is In Session
Today, the most dangerous place to be was between a US House Republican and a member of the news media.The GOP-dominated House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the
Continue readingUnemployment down? THAT’S “terrible.”
Our local thrice twice-weekly Nobel Prize-nominated local paper never ceases to amaze me. Today, they hit us with this headline: Analyst: NC jobs report ‘terrible.’ But then,
Continue readingThe folly of the political listening tour
Hillary Clinton made the political listening tour a “trendy” thing in 1999 — the run up to her 2000 US Senate campaign — and 2007 — prior to her 2008
Continue readingGOPers seeking US Senate nod making personnel moves
House speaker Thom Tillis has added Kim Canady to his campaign team. Until recently, Canady was the NCGOP’s political director who played a leading role in intra-party controversies in Craven,
Continue reading
Recent Comments